117th Congress
Dear Friends,
The eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent people from being displaced during the pandemic expired on July 31, 2021. While in Washington, I was prepared to vote for an extension but a bill was not put on the floor for a vote.
Dear Friends,
DECATUR, GA — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today released the following statement after Congress failed to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) eviction moratorium this weekend. DeKalb County Superior Court Chief Judge Asha Jackson signed an emergency judicial order creating a countywide eviction moratorium for 60 days following the expiration of the CDC moratorium.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for H.R. 3237, an emergency funding package to harden the United States Capitol Complex, deliver much-needed resources to the U.S. Capitol Police force and respond to the costs of the January 6th insurrection.
Legislation would increase district court judgeships by more than 200 nationwide to address ‘crisis' in lower courts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, led a coalition of Judiciary subcommittee chairs and members of the Judiciary Committee today introducing The District Court Judgeships Act of 2021 to address the massive case backlog due to a shortage of federal judges in districts across the country.
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for participating in a voting rights demonstration near the U.S. Capitol, his office confirmed.
The 66-year-old Georgia congressman is the second House Democrat taken into custody for participating in a voting rights protest in the past week.
Boosting transit funding would advance racial equity, an advocacy campaign is arguing as it seeks to influence lawmakers' work on a major infrastructure package.
About $20 billion in annual transit operating funding, on top of the money House Democrats have proposed each year for transit, would increase service, shorten wait times, offer more people access to jobs, and reduce emissions, advocates found.
Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington D.C. last week, along with nine other demonstrators, in a show of civil disobedience to draw attention to Senate inaction on voting rights legislation and filibuster reform.
Sens. Hirono, Whitehouse, Murray, Durbin introduce in Senate
Legislation would protect workers, whistleblowers, create workplace misconduct prevention programs, investigate complaints and hold the powerful accountable